Shelby GT500 golf cart lets you burn $15 grand, not rubber

A pretend Mustang, for the cost of a used Mustang.

Generally, driving your Shelby GT500 onto the golf course might get you in hot water at your local country club. But there are exceptions, thanks to the eternal appeal of bottom-line padding licensing deals, something Ford and Shelby are both well-versed in.

Golf cart manufacturer Caddyshack has come up with a ride that will let you advertise your machismo without wantonly tearing up the fairway. Its Shelby GT500 golf cart has a 3.1-hp 48-volt electric motor. It's well short of the 662 horsepower a real GT500 produces, but it'll keep you on good terms with the greenskeeper, and just like the real Mustang, it fits two golf bags in back.

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At $15,490, the Caddyshack GT500 costs as much as a used Mustang GT. We'll go out on a limb and suggest that your money's better spent on the latter.